L
La Shawn Ford
IL House District 8
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 42Criminal Justice & Policing 39Healthcare 33Economy & Taxes 25Social Services & Welfare 22Education 17Labor & Employment 17Environment & Energy 14Housing 13Civil Rights & Liberties 11Technology & Privacy 11Banking & Finance 7Elections & Voting 7Transportation & Infrastructure 7Agriculture 6Foreign Policy & Trade 4Gun Policy 3Other 3Immigration 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL House District 8 current
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 10, 2007 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,564 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 4859
SCH CD-UNUSED FOOD SHARING
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll de3ccd1b-adde-45f6-a22a-e220f53b7b4a | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de3ccd1b-adde-45f6-a22a-e220f53b7b4a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4575
PEN CD-CTPF-TRUSTEE ELECTION
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 83b6bcab-850b-40c2-abfb-79bc28dd5689 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/83b6bcab-850b-40c2-abfb-79bc28dd5689 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4592
ACCEPTANCE OF CASH PAYMENTS
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll de1a2ed1-b2e8-4b05-a329-399ffae0fc2e | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de1a2ed1-b2e8-4b05-a329-399ffae0fc2e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5384
FINANCIAL REG-FEES-INVESTIGATE
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2b5c34a4-1685-4ab7-b5c9-893a6242036d | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2b5c34a4-1685-4ab7-b5c9-893a6242036d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5580
CD CORR-DNA PROFILE
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2c54399b-99ac-4b3e-9e80-4b0f74eb82a4 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2c54399b-99ac-4b3e-9e80-4b0f74eb82a4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5290
SALES FINANCE AGENCY-VARIOUS
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 99bd5187-ab98-4ec3-a980-097494f06ff5 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/99bd5187-ab98-4ec3-a980-097494f06ff5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4438
STATE BEE DESIGNATION
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5d75dafb-8930-47b8-a953-22f9c4a7ef25 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5d75dafb-8930-47b8-a953-22f9c4a7ef25 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5281
VEH CD-RECORDS
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 17c0ab8b-ed28-48f2-8320-64eb38be9c14 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/17c0ab8b-ed28-48f2-8320-64eb38be9c14 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5253
FIRE DIST-TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 45e63623-04c7-4410-9da0-cda97b15d830 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45e63623-04c7-4410-9da0-cda97b15d830 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4536
SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 12c34b98-1d70-41ea-a3f9-806b947fc208 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/12c34b98-1d70-41ea-a3f9-806b947fc208 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4943
TELECOMMUNICATIONS THEFT
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll e86b11bf-721a-430f-a1e2-1a46721b5e47 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e86b11bf-721a-430f-a1e2-1a46721b5e47 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5474
OUTDOOR LIGHTING CONTROL
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 006efa0c-64ce-4e25-8fa9-ca2bf689b822 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/006efa0c-64ce-4e25-8fa9-ca2bf689b822 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4239
SCH CD-HIGH SCH COURSE CREDIT
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll cf66d5d4-8dbc-4be8-a51a-79c5b9815329 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf66d5d4-8dbc-4be8-a51a-79c5b9815329 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5471
COMMUNITY DEVELOP SERVICES
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll fdacfc75-63bf-4116-a1eb-41a8bc1c90a8 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdacfc75-63bf-4116-a1eb-41a8bc1c90a8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4085
VEH CD-NON-HIGHWAY VEHICLE
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 516d4c95-50b3-429d-9cfc-192fa09b1c69 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/516d4c95-50b3-429d-9cfc-192fa09b1c69 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5234
LANDLORD-TENANT FEES
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 462af82a-8e38-4a31-b786-9cadfadc2744 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/462af82a-8e38-4a31-b786-9cadfadc2744 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5376
MINE SUBSIDENCE INSURANCE FUND
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5c25f9fa-ac7b-49a4-b980-9c3c2d60b4e4 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c25f9fa-ac7b-49a4-b980-9c3c2d60b4e4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5524
UTILITY CHARGE TRANSPARENCY
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 15de500e-a656-4b32-adf1-8c3cce06b287 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15de500e-a656-4b32-adf1-8c3cce06b287 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5217
FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll e325afe3-24a3-4cb1-9b00-bd1670a7bee4 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e325afe3-24a3-4cb1-9b00-bd1670a7bee4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4808
DHFS-TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3feaea3c-d90f-492e-9745-cccb57623b0a | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3feaea3c-d90f-492e-9745-cccb57623b0a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5364
DHFS-INSPECTOR GENERAL
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 202a2986-a291-41c8-9449-99008a8e16fc | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/202a2986-a291-41c8-9449-99008a8e16fc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5135
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1c6b091d-97bc-471b-9c94-f44e71ba824d | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c6b091d-97bc-471b-9c94-f44e71ba824d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5206
IEMA-OHS-SWIC
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4d63c4d3-d5fd-44ac-95a5-27debc263c49 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d63c4d3-d5fd-44ac-95a5-27debc263c49 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4149
GAMING-USE OF CREDIT CARDS
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Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1167e87c-881d-42ff-8156-7a6555a8d183 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1167e87c-881d-42ff-8156-7a6555a8d183 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5379
REPEAL PA 103-653-CONVEYANCE
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e4b1e85f-cc40-4868-8fa3-a17a6e9ff949 | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e4b1e85f-cc40-4868-8fa3-a17a6e9ff949 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (70 as lead sponsor)
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HR 961
IL · —
CONGRATS-CONGRESSMAN DAVIS
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HR 947
IL · —
MEMORIAL-JULIUS C. THOMAS III
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HR 929
IL · —
IDR-PROPERTY TAX STUDY
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HR 869
IL · —
CONGRATS-IRISH CARDIAC SOCIETY
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HR 273
IL · —
MELANOMA AWARENESS & EDUCATION
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HR 845
IL · —
MEMORIAL-KALEB DEER
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HR 104
IL · —
CONGRATS-CHICAGO NHS
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HR 57
IL · —
LIFEWAY FOODS-ACQUISITION
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HR 533
IL · —
MEMORIAL-JOSEPH CALDWELL
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HR 514
IL · —
MEMORIAL-SARA B. JANZ
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